Johnnie Gates Johnnie Gates was another man who was out to make a living during time of the depression. He works in Helena, Alabama and explains how the streets of his town are not what he would like them to be. He calls his town a "Ghost town, that people live in" Johnnie was a coal miner, and he stated that he made a fortune from doing his job. Gates was a bussiness man, and he explains how there used to be money but now there isnt any. He quotes, "Pay? Pshaw! These people can't pay! But they used to" He explains more about his job and his political view. Johnnie was very informed about current events around him and he had an opinion about everything.-Robert M
Rev. Lorenzo Dow Lorenzo Dow was a preacher in Alabama. He claimed to be a part of the Methodist and supported of Methodism. He moved to Alabama because of his health, and his wife Peggy. He was the first Roman Catholic preacher to come to Alabama. He was fasinated by mankind and the way nature works. He based his theories on reason of doubt. He belived in preaching god not in a church but in the open nature. Dow, the first man who passed the holy words around and around in Alabama died trying to serve the kingdom. I find it interesting that religion was just as important as anything else at the time. And like today, there were people who dedicated their lives to serving god, and practicing religion.::-Robert M
Terrapin Dogs
The story Terrapin Dogs was very interesting. This story was about a man in Fairhope, Alabama, during 1939, hunting for terrapins, or small turtles. When hunting for them, it says, “The dog sees or smells him and simply gets behind him and [rims?] him down with his paw until the master comes along and scoops him up, dumping him into a sack.” They were then sold to someone else to be sold in other cities or states to make a nice profit. One thing that really shocked me was that the terrapins didn’t need to eat to live, but could if they wanted to, and they were cannibalistic. When born, they would have to leave the mothers fast or else they would get eaten. Altogether, this story was very interesting. Allison_e
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Crawford Ellis
The story, Crawford Ellis, was a nice short story about an 18 year old boy, Crawford Ellis, from Dallas County. It said that he was on a, “Norweigian steamship cast off from Mobile. It was bound for Nicaragua.” He was on his way there for a job with the United Fruit Company which paid twelve dollars an hour. By 1899, he was given the place of auditor and also became one of the three vice presidents of the company he worked at. He also organized the Pan American Insurance Company which he was president of. The story Crawford Ellis was very nice to read. Allison_e Crawford Ellis
Johnnie Gates
Johnnie Gates was another man who was out to make a living during time of the depression. He works in Helena, Alabama and explains how the streets of his town are not what he would like them to be. He calls his town a "Ghost town, that people live in" Johnnie was a coal miner, and he stated that he made a fortune from doing his job. Gates was a bussiness man, and he explains how there used to be money but now there isnt any. He quotes, "Pay? Pshaw! These people can't pay! But they used to" He explains more about his job and his political view. Johnnie was very informed about current events around him and he had an opinion about everything.-Robert M
Rev. Lorenzo Dow
Lorenzo Dow was a preacher in Alabama. He claimed to be a part of the Methodist and supported of Methodism. He moved to Alabama because of his health, and his wife Peggy. He was the first Roman Catholic preacher to come to Alabama. He was fasinated by mankind and the way nature works. He based his theories on reason of doubt. He belived in preaching god not in a church but in the open nature. Dow, the first man who passed the holy words around and around in Alabama died trying to serve the kingdom. I find it interesting that religion was just as important as anything else at the time. And like today, there were people who dedicated their lives to serving god, and practicing religion.::-Robert M
Terrapin Dogs
The story Terrapin Dogs was very interesting. This story was about a man in Fairhope, Alabama, during 1939, hunting for terrapins, or small turtles. When hunting for them, it says, “The dog sees or smells him and simply gets behind him and [rims?] him down with his paw until the master comes along and scoops him up, dumping him into a sack.” They were then sold to someone else to be sold in other cities or states to make a nice profit. One thing that really shocked me was that the terrapins didn’t need to eat to live, but could if they wanted to, and they were cannibalistic. When born, they would have to leave the mothers fast or else they would get eaten. Altogether, this story was very interesting. Allison_e
[[Terrapin Dogs Dogs]]
Crawford Ellis
The story, Crawford Ellis, was a nice short story about an 18 year old boy, Crawford Ellis, from Dallas County. It said that he was on a, “Norweigian steamship cast off from Mobile. It was bound for Nicaragua.” He was on his way there for a job with the United Fruit Company which paid twelve dollars an hour. By 1899, he was given the place of auditor and also became one of the three vice presidents of the company he worked at. He also organized the Pan American Insurance Company which he was president of. The story Crawford Ellis was very nice to read. Allison_e
Crawford Ellis